Licorice Slices are a type of traditional Chinese medicine prepared from the dried roots and rhizomes of the leguminous plants Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza inflata, or Glycyrrhiza glabra, which have undergone purification, slicing, and other processing steps.According to traditional medicine, licorice slices have a sweet taste and a slightly cool nature; they enter the Heart, Lung, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. They are believed to tonify the spleen and boost qi, clear heat and detoxify, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and relieve spasms and alleviate pain. Clinically, they are commonly used to treat conditions such as spleen and stomach deficiency, deficiency of heart qi, abscesses, swellings, and toxic sores, cough with excessive phlegm, and spasmodic pain in the epigastrium, abdomen, or limbs.In addition, licorice slices harmonize the actions of other herbs, allowing the ingredients in a formula to work in synergy and achieve a more effective overall therapeutic outcome; therefore, they are widely used in herbal formulas.